Theatre Royal [ii, Exeter, UK] (Q26442)

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Theatre Royal [ii, Exeter, UK]
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    Field
    architecture
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    Importance
    Not rated
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    Country
    United Kingdom
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    GPS
    50°43'34.68"N, 3°31'38.82"W
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    Note
    hi) (English)
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    Third Theatre Royal on the site, built by Alfred Darbyshire. Opened 7 Oct 1889 with Gilbert & Sullivan's opera The Yeomen of the Guard. Converted into a cinema in the 1950s. Closed 1962, subsequently demolished in favour of an office block (Portland House). (English)
    Source
    CARTHALIA
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    Wikidata source
    Q7777427
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    Burnt down date
    5 September 1887Gregorian
    context
    Fire broke out in the upper part of the stage at 10.30 p.m., during a performance. Great panic, in which 180 people were killed, and more than 100 injured. (English)
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    TBU 165
    Modern Opera Houses and Theatres
    Fires in Theatres id
    375
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    City
    Exeter
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    Carthalia ID
    2782
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    Modern Opera Houses ID
    777
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    opening date
    13 October 1885Gregorian
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    Modern Opera Houses index
    Fire at: Descriptive text, III. S. pp. 135-137; View of auditorium after fire, III. S. p. 132; Plan 1st tier, III. S. p. 137.
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